Part 2 of 3 Allergens: Prevention What should a restaurant do to prevent problems? As with every part of your food safety management system, prevention is the best method. Informing employees of potential problems starts the conversation of prevention. Many jurisdictions require an allergen poster to be posted in an area that employees can readily […]
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Part 1 of a 3 part series Do you have an allergen safety program? If not your are putting your consumers and your business at risk. In this three part series we will discuss what allergens are, what restaurants are required to do and what good practices should be followed by all staff members and
Allergens: Are you putting your business at risk? Read Post »
Most if not all major restaurant chains participate in third party inspections on a regular basis. Why? Accountability of staff and desire to strive to be the best. The owner or stockholder must stay informed if they are going to protect their investment. Costly mistakes in the kitchen can include loss of product or worse
Why independent restaurant owners should embrace 3rd party inspections. Read Post »
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan Farace, SMF Training & Consulting, 410-687-1015 Susan Farace Earns Certified Professional of Food Safety Distinction Essex, MD October 8, 2014 Susan Farace, owner of SMF Training & Consulting has earned a Certification of Registration as a Certified Professional of Food Safety (CP-FS) from the National Environmental Health
Susan Farace becomes CP-FS, Food Safety Audits added a service provided. Read Post »
EGGS! When I conduct my Food Manager trainings the subject of eggs comes up a lot! Here are the Maryland Regulations, from where to store them to what documentation you need to keep for inspections. Purchasing Only purchase from an approved or licensed company that is authorized to sell shell eggs. Only Grade
What you need to know about Shell Eggs in food service. Read Post »
Okay, maybe I am a little behind on this post. Since I am not the cook at Thanksgiving the cranberry sauce I am served normally comes from a can. The other day while looking in the refrigerator for sides to go with my roasted chicken I found a bag of cranberries I purchased for Christmas
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 3, 2013 – Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc. of Beaverton, Oregon is voluntarily expanding its October 22, 2013 recall of refrigerated ready-to-eat products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria is an organism which can cause serious and sometime fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and individuals with weakened immune
Large recall affecting many pre-made salads and other ready to eat products Read Post »
We have been having a lot of fun and education over on our Facebook page. Our series on the #4keys to #foodsafety is moving along and we are now talking cleaning and sanitizing. Our Facebook contests have expanded to Twitter and the weekly prizes keep getting better and better. THEN…. We are watching the news
It is all fun and games until there is an outbreak… Read Post »
We are passionate about food safety. In a continuing discussion on the four keys to food safety we are covering in detail all the important topics we discuss in our training class. We want you informed and educated on food safety. Please visit our page at MarylandFoodHandler to learn more. For more information on
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It is easy to enter, all you need to do is comment your favorite pizza toppings on the Contest Photo
Do you like FREE Pizza? Enter our Facebook Contest and you could win! Read Post »
